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on May 18, 2014 10:43 AM

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People wait for the burial ceremonies for the mine accident victims in Soma, Turkey, Thursday, May 15, 2014. An explosion and fire at a coal mine in Soma, some 250 kilometers (155 miles) south of Istanbul, killed hundreds of workers, authorities said, in one of the worst mining disasters in Turkish history. less

People wait for the burial ceremonies for the mine accident victims in Soma, Turkey, Thursday, May 15, 2014. An explosion and fire at a coal mine in Soma, some 250 kilometers (155 miles) south of Istanbul, ... more

Photo: Emrah Gurel, AP

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In this photo taken Wednesday, May 14, 2014 a person identified by Turkish media as Yusuf Yerkel, advisor to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, kicks a protester already held by special forces police members during Erdogan's visiting Soma, Turkey. Erdogan was visiting the western Turkish mining town of Soma after Turkey's worst mining accident . AP Photo/Depo Photos) less

In this photo taken Wednesday, May 14, 2014 a person identified by Turkish media as Yusuf Yerkel, advisor to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, kicks a protester already held by special forces police ... more

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In this photo taken Wednesday, May 14, 2014 a person identified by Turkish media as Yusuf Yerkel, advisor to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, kicks a protester already held by special forces police members during Erdogan's visiting Soma, Turkey. Erdogan was visiting the western Turkish mining town of Soma after Turkey's worst mining accident . AP Photo/Depo Photos) less

In this photo taken Wednesday, May 14, 2014 a person identified by Turkish media as Yusuf Yerkel, advisor to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, kicks a protester already held by special forces police ... more

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In this photo taken Wednesday, May 14, 2014 a person identified by Turkish media as Yusuf Yerkel, advisor to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, kicks a protester already held by special forces police members during Erdogan's visiting Soma, Turkey. Erdogan was visiting the western Turkish mining town of Soma after Turkey's worst mining accident . AP Photo/Depo Photos) less

In this photo taken Wednesday, May 14, 2014 a person identified by Turkish media as Yusuf Yerkel, advisor to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, kicks a protester already held by special forces police ... more

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In this photo taken Wednesday, May 14, 2014 a person identified by Turkish media as Yusuf Yerkel, advisor to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, kicks a protester already held by special forces police members during Erdogan's visiting Soma, Turkey. Erdogan was visiting the western Turkish mining town of Soma after Turkey's worst mining accident . AP Photo/Depo Photos) less

In this photo taken Wednesday, May 14, 2014 a person identified by Turkish media as Yusuf Yerkel, advisor to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, kicks a protester already held by special forces police ... more

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A police officer struggles as he walks along a flooded street in a suburb of Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, May 15, 2014. Some hundreds of people have been evacuated from their homes as floods caused by heavy rains gripped the Balkans Thursday, overflowing roads, bridges and railways, closing down schools, and cutting off power supplies and phone lines. less

A police officer struggles as he walks along a flooded street in a suburb of Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, May 15, 2014. Some hundreds of people have been evacuated from their homes as floods caused by heavy ... more

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A flooded restaurant with a picture of Poseidon - "God of the Sea" by the bank of the Sava river in Sremska Mitrovica, 90 kilometers west of Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, May 17, 2014. Record flooding in the Balkans leaves at least 20 people dead in Serbia and Bosnia and is forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes. Meteorologists say the flooding is the worst since records began 120 years ago. less

A flooded restaurant with a picture of Poseidon - "God of the Sea" by the bank of the Sava river in Sremska Mitrovica, 90 kilometers west of Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, May 17, 2014. Record flooding in the ... more

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This undated composite handout image provided by NASA, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, shows the planet Jupiter and the The Great Red Spot in 2014, left; in 1995, top right; 2009, center right; and 2014, bottom right. Jupiter's signature Great Red Spot is on a cosmic diet, shrinking rapidly before our eyes. Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope calculate that the spot, a giant long-lasting storm, is narrowing by about 580 miles a year, much faster than before. In the late 1800s the red spot was an elongated oval 25,500 miles wide. Now it's a svelte circle that's 10,250 miles across. less

This undated composite handout image provided by NASA, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, shows the planet Jupiter and the The Great Red Spot in 2014, left; in 1995, top right; 2009, center right; and 2014, ... more

A hairpin turn road sign is nearly buried in snow along the Pikes Peak Highway on Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Since last weekend, Pikes Peak has gotten one of the biggest snowfalls of the year. About 20-24 inches have fallen in that time. less

A hairpin turn road sign is nearly buried in snow along the Pikes Peak Highway on Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Since last weekend, Pikes Peak has gotten one of the biggest snowfalls of the year. About 20-24 inches ... more

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Russian employer Denis Vasiliev reacts after he was attacked by Russian nationalists and soccer fans as they decided he was non-Slav, during a rally to commemorate the death of a soccer fan Leonid Safyannikov, who was killed by an Uzbek on May 13 in Pushkino, about 20 kilometers from Moscow, Russia, Thursday, May 15, 2014. Denis Vasiliev was carrying vegetables to his small market. Some hundreds of people gathered near Pushkino railway station and marched through the town shouting slogans like "Russia for Russians". Police detained about 40 activists. less

Russian employer Denis Vasiliev reacts after he was attacked by Russian nationalists and soccer fans as they decided he was non-Slav, during a rally to commemorate the death of a soccer fan Leonid Safyannikov, ... more

Fruit and vegetables a strewn over the road after Russian nationalists and soccer funs attacked a truck when they decided the driver was ethnically non-Slav, during a rally to commemorate the death of a soccer fan Leonid Safyannikov, who was killed by an Uzbek on May 13 in Pushkino, about 20 kilometers from Moscow, Russia, Thursday, May 15, 2014. Later it turned out, that driver was Russian employer Denis Vasiliev, he carried vegetables to his small market. Some hundreds of people gathered near Pushkino railway station and marched through the town shouting slogans like "Russia for Russians" and other anti-Slav chants. Police detained about 40 activists. less

Fruit and vegetables a strewn over the road after Russian nationalists and soccer funs attacked a truck when they decided the driver was ethnically non-Slav, during a rally to commemorate the death of a soccer ... more

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A study released Wednesday, May 14, 2014 by the journal Nature suggests excessive groundwater pumping for irrigation in California's agricultural belt can stress the San Andreas Fault, potentially creating future earthquakes. This 2007 aerial file photo provided by United States Geological Survey,
shows a view looking southeast along the surface trace of the San
Andreas fault in the Carrizo Plain area of California. less

A study released Wednesday, May 14, 2014 by the journal Nature suggests excessive groundwater pumping for irrigation in California's agricultural belt can stress the San Andreas Fault, potentially creating ... more

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Long distance swimmer Ben Lecomte, helps release a green sea turtle nicknamed "Pearl," Thursday, May 15, 2014 at Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park in Key Biscayne, Fla. Pearl was found in December in the Bal Harbour, Fla., area dehydrated, lethargic and with parasites. The turtle was taken to Miami Seaquarium and has spent months recovering. less

Long distance swimmer Ben Lecomte, helps release a green sea turtle nicknamed "Pearl," Thursday, May 15, 2014 at Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park in Key Biscayne, Fla. Pearl was found in December in the Bal ... more

This May 14, 2014 image provided by NASA shows numerous large wildfires burning across sections of northern Baja and southern California, producing plumes of moderate to dense smoke and combining with blowing dust and sand moving west off the coast and well into the Pacific Ocean. Nine fires in all were burning an area of more than 14 square miles amid a heat wave and dry conditions, said San Diego County officials, who warned also of poor air quality with black and gray smoke wafting over the region. less

This May 14, 2014 image provided by NASA shows numerous large wildfires burning across sections of northern Baja and southern California, producing plumes of moderate to dense smoke and combining with blowing ... more

People attend a sit down rally calling on the government to rescue the kidnapped school girls of the Chibok secondary school, in Abuja, Nigeria, Thursday, May 15, 2014. Islamic militants again attacked the remote Nigerian town from which nearly 300 schoolgirls were kidnapped, Nigeria's military said Wednesday, resulting in a firefight that killed 12 soldiers and led angry troops to fire into the air when their commanding officer came to pay respects to those killed at a barracks in Maiduguri, the state capital. less

People attend a sit down rally calling on the government to rescue the kidnapped school girls of the Chibok secondary school, in Abuja, Nigeria, Thursday, May 15, 2014. Islamic militants again attacked the ... more

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In this photo taken Thursday, May 15, 2014, the green sea turtle, named "Hofesh," the Hebrew word for "freedom," lies on a table after it received a prosthetic fin at the Sea Turtle Rescue Center in Michmoret, Israel. The badly injured sea turtle's prospects are looking up - thanks to a new prosthetic fin designed by an Israeli team and modeled after the wings of a U.S. fighter jet. less

In this photo taken Thursday, May 15, 2014, the green sea turtle, named "Hofesh," the Hebrew word for "freedom," lies on a table after it received a prosthetic fin at the Sea Turtle Rescue Center in Michmoret, ... more

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This Jan. 26, 2014, photo shows dinosaur tracks that were discovered between Pine Creek and Ice Box Canyon in the Red Rock National Conservation Area near Las Vegas. Since the first such discovery made news in 2011, the fossilized footprints of long-extinct creatures have been found at more than 10 spots in the 196,000-acre conservation area. At five of those sites, dinosaur tracks can be seen in rust-colored sandstone 25 miles from the Strip. less

This Jan. 26, 2014, photo shows dinosaur tracks that were discovered between Pine Creek and Ice Box Canyon in the Red Rock National Conservation Area near Las Vegas. Since the first such discovery made news in ... more

This photograph, provided by the Louisiana SPCA on May 15, 2014, show two young rabbits brought to Metairie veterinarian Gregory Rich on May 13, 2014, by a woman who saw them thrown from a car in suburban Metairie. Rich splinted their broken legs. The SPCA is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to arrest and conviction of whoever threw the rabbits. less

This photograph, provided by the Louisiana SPCA on May 15, 2014, show two young rabbits brought to Metairie veterinarian Gregory Rich on May 13, 2014, by a woman who saw them thrown from a car in suburban ... more

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A Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority bus hangs over the Massachusetts Turnpike after crashing on Centre Street in Newton, Mass., Sunday, May 18, 2014. Seven passengers and the bus driver were transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, MBTA spokeswoman Kelly Smith. Three other passengers declined medical treatment. less

A Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority bus hangs over the Massachusetts Turnpike after crashing on Centre Street in Newton, Mass., Sunday, May 18, 2014. Seven passengers and the bus driver were ... more

A Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority bus hangs over the Massachusetts Turnpike after crashing on Centre Street in Newton, Mass., Sunday, May 18, 2014. Seven passengers and the bus driver were transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, MBTA spokeswoman Kelly Smith. Three other passengers declined medical treatment. less

A Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority bus hangs over the Massachusetts Turnpike after crashing on Centre Street in Newton, Mass., Sunday, May 18, 2014. Seven passengers and the bus driver were ... more

A bi-partisan group of lawmakers including Sen. Scott Dibble, center right, and Rep. Carly Melin center left, hold a news conference to present an agreement on a medical marijuana proposal that will go to a conference committee on Thursday, May 15, 2014, in St. Paul, Minn. Minnesota lawmakers struck a deal Thursday to legalize medical marijuana that would set up eight distribution sites and allow qualified patients to use the drug in oil, pill and vapor form. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Glen Stubbe)

A bi-partisan group of lawmakers including Sen. Scott Dibble, center right, and Rep. Carly Melin center left, hold a news conference to present an agreement on a medical marijuana proposal that will go to a ... more

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Health officials on Monday, May 12, 2014 confirmed a second U.S. case of the mysterious virus that has sickened hundreds in the Middle East. This file photo provided by the National Institute for Allergy and
Infectious Diseases shows a colorized transmission of the MERS
coronavirus that emerged in 2012. less

Health officials on Monday, May 12, 2014 confirmed a second U.S. case of the mysterious virus that has sickened hundreds in the Middle East. This file photo provided by the National Institute for Allergy and ... more

The owners of technology used to create holograms of deceased celebrities on Thursday May 15, 2014, sued Jackson's estate and the producers of Sunday's Billboard Music Awards trying to block any use of their technology to generate a Jackson hologram during the show. In this Feb. 24, 1988 file photo, Michael Jackson leans, points and
sings, dances and struts during the opening performance of his 13-city
U.S. tour, in Kansas City, Mo. less

The owners of technology used to create holograms of deceased celebrities on Thursday May 15, 2014, sued Jackson's estate and the producers of Sunday's Billboard Music Awards trying to block any use of their ... more

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This photo provided by an anti-Bashar Assad activist group Edlib News Network (ENN), which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a Syrian man checking a damaged building at the scene where a car bomb exploded outside a mosque at Binnish town, in Idlib province, northern Syria, Friday May 16, 2014. Rebels fired a rocket that struck a government-held neighborhood Friday in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, killing several people, Syria's state news agency reported. less

This photo provided by an anti-Bashar Assad activist group Edlib News Network (ENN), which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a Syrian man checking a damaged building at ... more

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This image made from a Wednesday, May 14, 2014 video posed by Shaam News Network (SNN), an anti-Bashar Assad activist group, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, shows a bombing of a military base in Wadi Deif, northwest Syria. According to the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, rebels placed a large amount of explosives in a tunnel under the base, which is near Idlib. There was no immediate report of casualties. less

This image made from a Wednesday, May 14, 2014 video posed by Shaam News Network (SNN), an anti-Bashar Assad activist group, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, shows a bombing of ... more

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Crews sop up the remains of about 10,000 gallons of crude oil in the Atwater Village section of Los Angeles on Thursday, May 15, 2014. A geyser of crude spewed 20 feet high over approximately half mile into Los Angeles streets and onto buildings early Thursday after a high-pressure pipe burst. less

Crews sop up the remains of about 10,000 gallons of crude oil in the Atwater Village section of Los Angeles on Thursday, May 15, 2014. A geyser of crude spewed 20 feet high over approximately half mile into Los ... more

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A Russian Soyuz TMA-11M space capsule lands about 150 km (93 miles) southeast of the Kazakh town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, May 14, 2014. The Soyuz space capsule carrying three astronauts who had spent a half-year aboard the International Space Station landed Wednesday in the steppes of Kazakhstan. less

A Russian Soyuz TMA-11M space capsule lands about 150 km (93 miles) southeast of the Kazakh town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, May 14, 2014. The Soyuz space capsule carrying three astronauts who had ... more

A rescue team arrives as the Russian Soyuz TMA-11M space capsule stands on the ground shortly after landing, some 150 kilometers (93 miles) southeast of town Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, May 14, 2014. The Soyuz space capsule with Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata, Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin and U.S. astronaut Rick Mastracchio, returning from a half-year mission to the International Space Station, landed safely Wednesday on the steppes of Kazakhstan. less

A rescue team arrives as the Russian Soyuz TMA-11M space capsule stands on the ground shortly after landing, some 150 kilometers (93 miles) southeast of town Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, May 14, 2014. ... more

This image taken from video provided by Lao National TV, shows the wreckage of a Lao air force plane which crashed in a forested area of Xiangkhoung province, Laos Saturday, May 17, 2014. The Lao air force plane carrying senior government officials crashed Saturday, killing at least five people on board, including the country's Defense Minister Douangchay Phichit, Thai officials said. (AP Photo/Lao National TV via AP Video) less

This image taken from video provided by Lao National TV, shows the wreckage of a Lao air force plane which crashed in a forested area of Xiangkhoung province, Laos Saturday, May 17, 2014. The Lao air force ... more

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In this May 13, 2014 photo, Saira Blair, a 17-year-old student at Hedgesville High School, waves to motorists along Route 9 in Hedgesville, W. Va. After Tuesday's GOP primary, the 17-year-old is one election away from becoming the youngest state lawmaker in West Virginia history. less

In this May 13, 2014 photo, Saira Blair, a 17-year-old student at Hedgesville High School, waves to motorists along Route 9 in Hedgesville, W. Va. After Tuesday's GOP primary, the 17-year-old is one election ... more

In this Jan. 17, 2014 file photo provided by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, a rare albino calf swims with its mother as bottlenose dolphins are confined in nets by fishermen in Taiji, western Japan. An aquarium in the Japanese town known for dolphin hunts is being sued by American activist Ric O'Barry who said denying him entry is discriminatory. The lawsuit filed by former dolphin trainer O'Barry says the Taiji Whale Museum refuses entry to Western-looking people who want to check on the baby albino dolphin it has in captivity. (AP Photo/Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, File) less

In this Jan. 17, 2014 file photo provided by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, a rare albino calf swims with its mother as bottlenose dolphins are confined in nets by fishermen in Taiji, western Japan. An ... more

This undated photo provided by Nathan Raab shows the July 24, 1805 letter from President Thomas Jefferson to his friend and estate manager discussing the 62-year-old president's desire to have his Poplar Forest plantation appraised so he could begin parceling off portions of the property to his grandchildren. The Raab Collection in Philadelphia has set the price at $35,000 for the one-page handwritten letter, which belonged to an anonymous collector and has never been seen before by scholars or the public. less

This undated photo provided by Nathan Raab shows the July 24, 1805 letter from President Thomas Jefferson to his friend and estate manager discussing the 62-year-old president's desire to have his Poplar Forest ... more

Jodi Arias sits in Maricopa County Superior Court on May 16, 2014, for a hearing on allowing cameras in the courtroom in Phoenix, Ariz. Arias was convicted of murder last year for the 2008 killing of her lover in Arizona, but jurors couldn't reach a decision on a sentence. Under state law, while her murder conviction stands, prosecutors have the option of putting on a second penalty phase with a new jury in an effort to secure a death sentence. If the second panel fails to reach a unanimous decision, the death penalty will be removed from consideration. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Cheryl Evans) less

Jodi Arias sits in Maricopa County Superior Court on May 16, 2014, for a hearing on allowing cameras in the courtroom in Phoenix, Ariz. Arias was convicted of murder last year for the 2008 killing of her ... more

Vehicles and other items are covered in water along Penns Creek Road, in Spring Mills, Pa., on Friday, May 16, 2014. Heavy rains prompted minor flooding in and around Pittsburgh, and the National Weather Service posted watches and warnings as the rains moved eastward. (AP Photo/Centre Daily Times, Nabil K. Mark) less

Vehicles and other items are covered in water along Penns Creek Road, in Spring Mills, Pa., on Friday, May 16, 2014. Heavy rains prompted minor flooding in and around Pittsburgh, and the National Weather ... more

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In this photo taken May 13, 2014, shows a section of the Riverside Plaza apartments where a 15-month-old boy survived an 11-story fall from a balcony in Minneapolis. The child, Musa Dayib, suffered a broken spine and ribs as well as a concussion and a punctured lung. His relatives believe he slipped through the balcony's railing Sunday evening. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Renee Jones Schneider) less

In this photo taken May 13, 2014, shows a section of the Riverside Plaza apartments where a 15-month-old boy survived an 11-story fall from a balcony in Minneapolis. The child, Musa Dayib, suffered a broken ... more

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Supporters of the Libertad y Refundacion, LIBRE, political party, shout slogans against the Honduran government during a clashes with police, outside the congress building in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Tuesday, May 13, 2014. Hundreds of supporters of former President and now Congressman, Manuel Zelaya, clashed with riot police and soldiers after occupying the National Congress building with him. They where eventually expelled violently from the building. less

Supporters of the Libertad y Refundacion, LIBRE, political party, shout slogans against the Honduran government during a clashes with police, outside the congress building in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Tuesday, May ... more

In this Thursday, May 15, 2014 photo provided by KSBW-TV, marine biologists free a humpback whale that had become entangled with a steel rope attached to a 300-pound crab trap, off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif. The heavy crab pot was preventing the whale from diving to feed. less

In this Thursday, May 15, 2014 photo provided by KSBW-TV, marine biologists free a humpback whale that had become entangled with a steel rope attached to a 300-pound crab trap, off the coast of Santa Barbara, ... more

Police in Italy have shut down a mozzarella factory and arrested 13 people after finding that prized local buffalo milk was being cut with cheaper imported cow milk. Authorities also found that the cheese, produced near the southern town of Caserta, contained as much as 20 times permissible levels of bacteria, said Carabinieri Police Maj. Alfonso Pannone. Police on Monday also shut down seven stores selling the cheese in the Campania region which includes Naples. In this 2006 file photo, buffalo mozzarella cheese is prepared at a dairy in Caserta, near Naples, southern Italy. less

Police in Italy have shut down a mozzarella factory and arrested 13 people after finding that prized local buffalo milk was being cut with cheaper imported cow milk. Authorities also found that the cheese, ... more

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Same sex marriage supporters celebrate in front of the Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Idaho, on Friday, May 16, 2014. Idaho's gay marriage ban was overturned Tuesday when U.S. District Judge Candy Dale said the law unconstitutionally denied gay and lesbian residents their fundamental right to marry. On May 15, 2014, a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a temporary stay while it considers whether a longer stay is needed. less

Same sex marriage supporters celebrate in front of the Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Idaho, on Friday, May 16, 2014. Idaho's gay marriage ban was overturned Tuesday when U.S. District Judge Candy Dale said ... more

In this undated picture provided by the Zollfahndungsamt Frankfurt/Main, Germany, Friday, May 16, 2014, lizards are pictured that were seized by the German customs. German authorities say they've arrested a 44-year-old Mexican man after finding his suitcase full of snakes, turtles and lizards, including endangered species. German customs' spokesman Hans-Juergen Schmidt said the man, whose name was not released in accordance with privacy laws, was traveling from Mexico City to Barcelona. less

In this undated picture provided by the Zollfahndungsamt Frankfurt/Main, Germany, Friday, May 16, 2014, lizards are pictured that were seized by the German customs. German authorities say they've arrested a ... more

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In this undated picture provided by the Zollfahndungsamt Frankfurt/Main, Germany, Friday, May 16, 2014, turtles are pictured that were seized by the German customs. German authorities say they've arrested a 44-year-old Mexican man after finding his suitcase full of snakes, turtles and lizards, including endangered species. German customs' spokesman Hans-Juergen Schmidt said the man, whose name was not released in accordance with privacy laws, was traveling from Mexico City to Barcelona. less

In this undated picture provided by the Zollfahndungsamt Frankfurt/Main, Germany, Friday, May 16, 2014, turtles are pictured that were seized by the German customs. German authorities say they've arrested a ... more

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In this June 2013 photo provided by National Geographic, diver Susan Bird, working at the bottom of Hoyo Negro, a large dome-shaped underwater cave in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, brushes a human skull found at the site while her team members take detailed photographs. Thousands of years ago, a teenage girl fell into this deep hole and died. Now, her skeleton and her DNA are helping scientists study the origins of the first Americans. An analysis of her remains was released Thursday, May 15, 2014 by the journal Science. Her DNA links her to an ancient land bridge connecting Asia and North America, and suggests she shares ancestors with the modern native peoples of the Americas. less

In this June 2013 photo provided by National Geographic, diver Susan Bird, working at the bottom of Hoyo Negro, a large dome-shaped underwater cave in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, brushes a human skull found at ... more

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In this photo taken on Tuesday, May 13, 2014, students at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Wash., enjoyed an afternoon of fun and frolic to celebrate the end of the school year with a bouncy castle, obstacle course, cotton candy, snow cones and sidewalk chalk art. Student Activities Assistant Director Katharine Curles says the event has been dubbed Bouncing Business and Some Chalk, "Because that's what the students came up with," Curles said, with a laugh. less

In this photo taken on Tuesday, May 13, 2014, students at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Wash., enjoyed an afternoon of fun and frolic to celebrate the end of the school year with a bouncy castle, obstacle ... more

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In this photo taken Friday May 9, 2014, policemen smash a minibus taxi in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare. Authorities acknowledge there is a growing problem of rogue behavior by some police officers who smash the vehicles windscreens. It is compounded by an illegal industry of private taxis, many of which are in poor condition and flout basic rules of the road, putting passengers and pedestrians alike in danger. less

In this photo taken Friday May 9, 2014, policemen smash a minibus taxi in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare. Authorities acknowledge there is a growing problem of rogue behavior by some police officers who smash ... more

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Dead fish litter the beach in Belmar N.J. on Friday, May 16, 2014, shortly before volunteers launched a cleanup effort there. The fish died Monday due to what state environmental officials believe were depleted oxygen levels in the Shark River. less

Dead fish litter the beach in Belmar N.J. on Friday, May 16, 2014, shortly before volunteers launched a cleanup effort there. The fish died Monday due to what state environmental officials believe were depleted ... more

Cars lined up as the street and sidewalk are damaged after a flood in Penn Yan, N.Y., on Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Severe storms that dumped up to five inches of rain have forced evacuations and closed roads in the Finger Lakes region. Authorities tell local media that flash flooding forced some homes to be evacuated early Wednesday morning in the Yates County village of Penn Yan, on the northern end of Keuka Lake 45 miles southeast of Rochester. The National Weather Service says thunderstorms that began hitting the region late Tuesday night dumped about five inches of rain in four hours. less

Cars lined up as the street and sidewalk are damaged after a flood in Penn Yan, N.Y., on Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Severe storms that dumped up to five inches of rain have forced evacuations and closed roads in ... more

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In this January 2014 photo released on Saturday, May 17, 2014 by the Museo Paletontol-gico Egidio Feruglio, Spanish paleontologist Jose Ignacio Canudo lies alongside a sauropod dinosaur femur, believed to be the largest in the world, in Trelew, Argentina. Paleontologists from the Museo Paletontol-gico Egidio Feruglio, announced Friday, May 16, 201, the discovery of the fossil remains of the sauropod dinosaur near Trelew. less

In this January 2014 photo released on Saturday, May 17, 2014 by the Museo Paletontol-gico Egidio Feruglio, Spanish paleontologist Jose Ignacio Canudo lies alongside a sauropod dinosaur femur, believed to be ... more

Photo: Uncredited, AP

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In this 2013 photo released by the Museo Paletontol-gico Egidio Feruglio on Saturday, May 17, 2014, the head of the museum's technical laboratory, Pablo Puerta, lies alongside a sauropod dinosaur femur, believed to be the largest in the world, in Trelew, Argentina. Paleontologists from the Museo Paletontol-gico Egidio Feruglio announced Friday, May 16, 2014, the discovery of the fossil remains of the sauropod dinosaur near Trelew. less

In this 2013 photo released by the Museo Paletontol-gico Egidio Feruglio on Saturday, May 17, 2014, the head of the museum's technical laboratory, Pablo Puerta, lies alongside a sauropod dinosaur femur, ... more

Photo: Jose Maria Farfaglia, AP

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This 2014 photo released on Saturday, May 17, 2014 by the Museo Paletontol-gico Egidio Feruglio, shows a team of paleontologists working at the site where the bones of a sauropod dinosaur were unearthed, near Trelew, Argentina. Paleontologists from the Museo Paletontol-gico Egidio Feruglio announced Friday, May 16, 2014, the discovery of what they believe are the fossil remains of the world's largest dinosaur, near Trelew. less

This 2014 photo released on Saturday, May 17, 2014 by the Museo Paletontol-gico Egidio Feruglio, shows a team of paleontologists working at the site where the bones of a sauropod dinosaur were unearthed, near ... more

Photo: Uncredited, AP

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In this May 2003 photo, a diver measures a lombard cannon adjacent to a ballast pile, off the North coast of Haiti, at a site explorer Barry Clifford says could be the wreckage of Cristpher Colombus' flagship vessel the Santa Maria. Clifford said evidence that the wreck is the Santa Maria, which struck a reef and foundered on Christmas Day in 1492, includes ballast stones that appear to have come from Spain or Portugal and what looks like a 15th century cannon that was at the site during an initial inspection but has since disappeared. less

In this May 2003 photo, a diver measures a lombard cannon adjacent to a ballast pile, off the North coast of Haiti, at a site explorer Barry Clifford says could be the wreckage of Cristpher Colombus' flagship ... more

Photo: Brandon Clifford, AP

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In this photo taken on Monday, May 12, 2014, a person takes a photo of a large sink hole that opened up on Carlin St., North of Tireman in Detroit. (AP Photo/Detroit News, Daniel Mears )

In this photo taken on Monday, May 12, 2014, a person takes a photo of a large sink hole that opened up on Carlin St., North of Tireman in Detroit. (AP Photo/Detroit News, Daniel Mears )

Photo: Daniel Mears, AP

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This undated booking photo provided by the Longview Police Department shows Charity Johnson. Authorities say Johnson, 34, posed as a teenager to enroll as a sophomore at a private Texas high school.

This undated booking photo provided by the Longview Police Department shows Charity Johnson. Authorities say Johnson, 34, posed as a teenager to enroll as a sophomore at a private Texas high school.

Carmen Burley-Rawls, 20, shouts to passing motorists during a protest outside a Long John Silver's and McDonald's restaurant, Thursday, May 15, 2014, in Atlanta. Calling for higher pay and the right to form a union without retaliation, fast-food chain workers in Atlanta protested Thursday as part of a wave of strikes and protests in 150 cities across the U.S. and 33 additional countries on six continents. less

Carmen Burley-Rawls, 20, shouts to passing motorists during a protest outside a Long John Silver's and McDonald's restaurant, Thursday, May 15, 2014, in Atlanta. Calling for higher pay and the right to form a ... more

FILE,-In this undated photo provided by the Kentucky Department of Corrections shows James Kenneth Embry, who died Jan. 13, 2014, after a four-month hunger strike that took 32 pounds off his 6-foot frame in the last month of his life. Since his death the lead physician at the prison has been fired and state officials are in the midst of dismissing the lead psychologist. less

FILE,-In this undated photo provided by the Kentucky Department of Corrections shows James Kenneth Embry, who died Jan. 13, 2014, after a four-month hunger strike that took 32 pounds off his 6-foot frame in ... more

In this Sept. 10, 2007,file photo shows, the Kentucky State Penitentiary in Eddyville, Ky. One doctor has been fired and another is in the midst of being dismissed from penitentiary, after an inmate, James Kenneth Embry, went on a hunger strike and died Jan. 13, 2014. less

In this Sept. 10, 2007,file photo shows, the Kentucky State Penitentiary in Eddyville, Ky. One doctor has been fired and another is in the midst of being dismissed from penitentiary, after an inmate, James ... more

Members of the Bosnian Army rescue people from their flooded homes, in the Bosnian town of Maglaj, 150 kms north of Sarajevo, Friday May 16, 2014. Two people drowned in Serbia and the country declared a national emergency Thursday as rain-swollen rivers across the Balkans flooded roads and bridges, shut down schools and cut off power. Hundreds of people had to be evacuated. In Serbia and neighboring Bosnia, meteorologists said the rainfall was the most since measuring started 120 years ago. Belgrade authorities say the average rainfall of a two-month period hit the city in just 40 hours. less

Members of the Bosnian Army rescue people from their flooded homes, in the Bosnian town of Maglaj, 150 kms north of Sarajevo, Friday May 16, 2014. Two people drowned in Serbia and the country declared a ... more

Photo: Amel Emric, AP

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Passers by check out a swarm of about 5,000 honeybees that have been attracted to a discount sign on the window of a shop in central London, Friday, May 16, 2014, turning the fashion store display into a carpet of insects. It is understood the unusual nesting place was picked by the Queen bee, who landed there first and was quickly followed by her devoted colony. (AP Photo/PA, Philip Toscano) less

Passers by check out a swarm of about 5,000 honeybees that have been attracted to a discount sign on the window of a shop in central London, Friday, May 16, 2014, turning the fashion store display into a carpet ... more

Photo: Philip Toscano, AP

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A woman huddles up as she walks past a swarm of about 5,000 honeybees that have been attracted to a discount sign on the window of a shop in central London, Friday, May 16, 2014, turning the fashion store display into a carpet of insects. It is understood the unusual nesting place was picked by the Queen bee, who landed there first and was quickly followed by her devoted colony. (AP Photo/PA, Philip Toscano) less

A woman huddles up as she walks past a swarm of about 5,000 honeybees that have been attracted to a discount sign on the window of a shop in central London, Friday, May 16, 2014, turning the fashion store ... more

Photo: Philip Toscano, AP

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This undated image made available by The British Library in London, Friday, May 16, 2014, shows Charlotte Bronte's earliest known effort at writing, a short story written for Anne, the baby of the family. It it also the first of the little books made by the Bronte children and, as such, it does not reach the level of technical sophistication that they were later to achieve. The writing is a clumsy longhand, there is no title page or contents list and no attempt is made to imitate magazine format. The British Library is putting hundreds of its most valuable literary resources online, from the Bronte sisters' childhood writings to William Blake's notebook. less

This undated image made available by The British Library in London, Friday, May 16, 2014, shows Charlotte Bronte's earliest known effort at writing, a short story written for Anne, the baby of the family. It it ... more

Photo: Uncredited, AP

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A Riverside firefighter moves away as shifting winds bring a plume of smoke overhead during a wildfire Thursday, May 15, 2014, in Escondido, Calif. One of the nine fires burning in San Diego County suddenly flared Thursday afternoon and burned close to homes, trigging thousands of new evacuation orders. less

A Riverside firefighter moves away as shifting winds bring a plume of smoke overhead during a wildfire Thursday, May 15, 2014, in Escondido, Calif. One of the nine fires burning in San Diego County suddenly ... more

Claudia Reyna of Miami, left, joins hands with a line of activists and beachgoers participating in Hands across the Sand, part of simultaneous events happening globally to raise awareness of the need to end our dependence on fossil fuels and transition to clean energy. less

Claudia Reyna of Miami, left, joins hands with a line of activists and beachgoers participating in Hands across the Sand, part of simultaneous events happening globally to raise awareness of the need to end ... more

Photo: Lynne Sladky, AP

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Blanca Mesa of Miami holds a sign protesting Sen. Marco Rubio's statements on climate change as activists and beachgoers join hands while participating in Hands across the Sand, Saturday, May 17, 2014, in Miami Beach, Fla. The event is part of simultaneous events happening globally to raise awareness of the need to end our dependence on fossil fuels and transition to clean energy. less

Blanca Mesa of Miami holds a sign protesting Sen. Marco Rubio's statements on climate change as activists and beachgoers join hands while participating in Hands across the Sand, Saturday, May 17, 2014, in Miami ... more

Rachel Bennett, of Brooklyn, N.Y., left, and Tiffany Threadgould, of Philadelphia, Pa., right, leap into the air as a friend takes their photograph, while joining hands with Steve Vincenti of Miami, center, who is covered with plastic shopping bags, during the Hands across the Sand protest, Saturday, May 17, 2014 photo, in Miami Beach, Fla. The protest is part of simultaneous events happening globally to raise awareness of the need to end our dependence on fossil fuels and transition to clean energy. less

Rachel Bennett, of Brooklyn, N.Y., left, and Tiffany Threadgould, of Philadelphia, Pa., right, leap into the air as a friend takes their photograph, while joining hands with Steve Vincenti of Miami, center, who ... more

Claudia Reyna of Miami, left, joins hands with a line of activists and beachgoers participating in Hands across the Sand, part of simultaneous events happening globally to raise awareness of the need to end our dependence on fossil fuels and transition to clean energy. less

Claudia Reyna of Miami, left, joins hands with a line of activists and beachgoers participating in Hands across the Sand, part of simultaneous events happening globally to raise awareness of the need to end ... more

Photo: Lynne Sladky, AP

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Steve Vincenti of Miami walks on the beach wearing 500 plastic shopping bags, protesting the use of disposable bags, during a Hands across the Sand event, part of simultaneous events happening globally to raise awareness of the need to end our dependence on fossil fuels and transition to clean energy. less

Steve Vincenti of Miami walks on the beach wearing 500 plastic shopping bags, protesting the use of disposable bags, during a Hands across the Sand event, part of simultaneous events happening globally to raise ... more

People paddle a boat through a flooded street in Obrenovac, some 30 kilometers (18 miles) southwest of Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, May 18, 2014. Floodwaters triggered more than 2,000 landslides across much of the Balkans on Sunday, laying waste to entire towns and villages and disturbing land mines left over from the region's 1990s war, along with warning signs that marked the unexploded devices. less

People paddle a boat through a flooded street in Obrenovac, some 30 kilometers (18 miles) southwest of Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, May 18, 2014. Floodwaters triggered more than 2,000 landslides across much of the ... more

Photo: Darko Vojinovic, AP

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Alonzo Lapitan,15, with his sister and brother, Aniston and Anderson, both 2, of Virginia Beach get a look at the 40- foot "Rubber Duck" in the Hague inlet by artist Florentijn Hofman at the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Va, on Saturday, May 17, 2014. less

Alonzo Lapitan,15, with his sister and brother, Aniston and Anderson, both 2, of Virginia Beach get a look at the 40- foot "Rubber Duck" in the Hague inlet by artist Florentijn Hofman at the Chrysler Museum of ... more

Israeli border police officers stand guard as a house is demolished in the Wesk Bank Jewish settlement of Maaleh Rehavam, Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Israel's Supreme Court ruled that the land the houses were built on belong to Palestinians. less

Israeli border police officers stand guard as a house is demolished in the Wesk Bank Jewish settlement of Maaleh Rehavam, Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Israel's Supreme Court ruled that the land the houses were ... more

This undated handout photo provided by NASA shows the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctic. Two new studies indicate that part of the huge West Antarctic ice sheet is starting a slow collapse in an unstoppable way. Alarmed scientists say that means even more sea level rise than they figured. less

This undated handout photo provided by NASA shows the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctic. Two new studies indicate that part of the huge West Antarctic ice sheet is starting a slow collapse in an unstoppable ... more

In this photo released by the National Civil Police, masked soldiers escort Jairo Estuardo Orellana in handcuffs after his arrest as they bring him to an air force base in Guatemala City, late Thursday, May 15, 2014. Guatemala's Interior Minister Mauricio Lopez Bonilla announced the government detained Orellana, an alleged member of Mexico's Zetas Cartel drug gang who is described by the U.S. government as one of the region's most important drug traffickers, during an operation in which two of Orellana's bodyguards we killed, as well as a police officer, in town of Gualan in the Zacapa department. less

In this photo released by the National Civil Police, masked soldiers escort Jairo Estuardo Orellana in handcuffs after his arrest as they bring him to an air force base in Guatemala City, late Thursday, May 15, ... more

Photo: AP

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A bra lays on the ground outside a bar after a government crackdown on the illegal mining camp in La Pampa in the Madre de Dios region of Peru, Friday, May 16, 2014. Illegal mining accounts for about 20 percent of Peru's gold exports, and most miners are poor migrants from the Andean highlands. The government started cracking down on illegal gold mining since a nationwide ban took effect April 19. less

A bra lays on the ground outside a bar after a government crackdown on the illegal mining camp in La Pampa in the Madre de Dios region of Peru, Friday, May 16, 2014. Illegal mining accounts for about 20 percent ... more

Photo: Rodrigo Abd, AP

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